Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190604
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 03:50
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 71.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 245
79% 146 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 676
73% 582 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 81%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Dell(1028 3471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.9% Very good
Lighting 96.4
Reflection 105
Parallax 87.7
78% 96.2 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 90.6
Splatting 75
65% 79.5 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 58 53 52 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 379
Write 95.9
Mixed 162
SusWrite 64.7
38% 175 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 11
77% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 101
85% 124 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 202 198 202 197 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 177
Mixed 75.6
SusWrite 199
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 257GB
212GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 66 66 60 66 61 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 270
Write 105
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 64.7
133% 122 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 15.2
4K Mixed 10
900% 12.2 MB/s
DQ Read 16
DQ Write 16.9
DQ Mixed 8.6
927% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 103%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KHX2666C16/8G 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 3230980710EA KHX2666C16/8G 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.1% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 25.1
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 25.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 97.2
41% 97.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,176 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware Aurora R7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $633
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HDDRAMUSB
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